Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.05.24.113225v1?rss=1 Authors: Masarwa, S., Kreichman, O., Gilaie-Dotan, S. Abstract: We are constantly exposed to multiple visual scenes, and without intentional effort to memorize or encode them, only some are remembered. It has been suggested that such non-intentional memory is influenced by the depth of processing, but it is unclear whether this applies to visual images. Here we reasoned that bigger images may entail deeper level of processing and will thus be remembered better. In a series of image-viewing experiments we found that larger images were better remembered, image memorability was proportional to image size, faces were better remembered, and outdoors the least. While multiple factors affect image memorability, here we show that under incidental exposure without an encoding task, a basic physical image dimension plays an important role. These results could have significant implications to multiple domains as learning, education, aging, medical care and policies, transport and others. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info